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quilt

[ kwilt ]
/ kwɪlt /
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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to make quilts or quilted work.

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RELATED WORDS

comforter, bedspread, blanket, patchwork, cover, down, pad, puff, coverlet, counterpane, duvet, eiderdown, pouf, batt

Nearby words

  1. quilling,
  2. quillon,
  3. quillwork,
  4. quillwort,
  5. quilmes,
  6. quilted,
  7. quilter,
  8. quilting,
  9. quilting bee,
  10. quim

Origin of quilt

1250–1300; Middle English quilte < Old French cuilte < Latin culcita mattress, cushion
Related formsquilt·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for quilt

quilt

/ (kwɪlt) /

noun

a thick warm cover for a bed, consisting of a soft filling sewn between two layers of material, usually with crisscross seams
a bedspread or counterpane
anything quilted or resembling a quilt

verb (tr)

Derived Formsquilter, noun

Word Origin for quilt

C13: from Old French coilte mattress, from Latin culcita stuffed item of bedding
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